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Kaufmann pleads guilty, gets deferred judgment
News · April 06, 2012
Robert F. “Bobby” Kaufmann, Republican candidate for state representative, pleaded guilty in late February to public intoxication but has not been convicted on the simple misdemeanor charge.
Instead he has received a “deferred judgment.”
According to an Iowa City Police report, Kaufmann took two Preliminary Breath Tests, one before and one after his Feb. 4 arrest at the Summit Bar, showing blood alcohol concentrations of 0.12 and 0.132, respectively. PBTs are not admissable in court because they are inaccurate, but police may use them to determine probable cause.
The deferred judgment means that the 26-year-old will serve a year on probation and, if he breaks no further laws, the case will be removed from his record.
Kaufmann said that he initially pleaded guilty to the charge “not knowing his legal rights,” but his attorney helped him see that he could plead guilty yet avoid conviction under a deferred judgment.
Kaufmann had to pay a civil penalty and court costs of $195 and undergo a substance abuse evaluation. His lawyer, Randy Larson, said there was no treatment recommended by the evaluation.
Kaufmann is running for House District 73. He will face either David Johnson of West Branch or Dick Schwab of Solon, who are running for the Democratic nomination.
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